soemj

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *sɤmᶜ (“sour”). Cognate with Thai ส้ม (sôm), Lao ສົ້ມ (som), Shan သူမ်ႈ (sūum), Lü ᦉᦳᧄᧉ (ṡum²), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜪 (suṃ). Compare Middle Chinese 酸 (MC swan, “sour”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm (whence Malay asam and Toba Batak asom).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /θom˥/
• Tone numbers: soem³
• Hyphenation: soemj

Adjective

soemj (1957–1982 spelling sɵmз)

1. sour
2. acidic

Noun

soemj (1957–1982 spelling sɵmз)

1. acid